And federal law (as though we were not already in a dictatorship) forbids an employer demanding strict adherence to a religion in order to qualify for such an exception.
Being a back pew rider and having the belief is enough.
in fact, sitting home and watching TV on church and having the belief is enough.
It’s a very low bar under the law in old free America.
Yeah, the employer is breaking the law and needs to be hauled into court.
And while Totalitarians can buy off clergy hierarchy, they can't pervert a religion; just because a minister sexually abuses boys, it doesn't make it part of the religion.